Article
Left ventricular noncompaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy or a trait shared by different cardiac diseases?
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 28 Oct 2014
Arbustini Eloisa, Weidemann Frank, Hall Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Whether left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a distinct cardiomyopathy or a morphologic trait shared by different cardiomyopathies remains controversial. Current guidelines from professional organizations recommend different strategies for diagnosing and treating patients with LVNC. This state-of-the-art review discusses new insights into the basic mechanisms leading to LVNC, its clinical manifestations,...
Topics
- Animals
- Cardiomyopathies
- Echocardiography
- Fractals
- Heart Diseases
- Heart Ventricles
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Mice
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Signal Transduction
